I loved the carefree aspect of this image, as I looked back at the ladies coming through the field at the end of our walk yesterday. It was a really successful outing. Some had been to Auchtavan before, which is not surprising as it's not far from Ballater, but not one of them had taken the return route that I had planned, which turned the walk into a circular, rather than an 'out and back' walk. And it was a lovely day. Result! :-)
Don't ask me why Marie, in front, has two sets of walking poles. I can only assume she was temporarily carrying someone else's for them.
Beautiful scene, i crave greenery and smell of the Earth.
I’m a huge walker and so look forward to discovering France in a few weeks.
Your photo has ‘inspired me’ thank you.
Befire I read your words I presumed the lady in front was carrying your poles while you took the photo.
This reminds me so much of a walking group I belonged to called Whitechapel Wanderer’s. We used to walk every month around five miles & take a packed lunch but when we moved I stopped going & now we are all older so it fizzled out. You have such beautiful places to go. While we were at our daughters they were telling us where they had walked that morning & im anlways amazed at the different walks they know!
@lesip They are great for steep terrain. Personally, I only use them when on longer walks. They are a great help on steep and/or slippy sections, both going up and down, and help spread the load from the thighs and knees as you bring your arms and upper body into the exercise.
@happypat Yes, that would have been a good assumption, but there are a couple of other ladies out of the image, too. I didn't have poles with me on this occasion. Walking fairly gets you out and about and I like that on Mondays everyone takes a turn to plan a walk, so it's a good way of discovering new walks or versions of walks, as everyone doesn't live in the same village. Very sociable too, as we usually go for coffee afterwards.
I’m a huge walker and so look forward to discovering France in a few weeks.
Your photo has ‘inspired me’ thank you.
This reminds me so much of a walking group I belonged to called Whitechapel Wanderer’s. We used to walk every month around five miles & take a packed lunch but when we moved I stopped going & now we are all older so it fizzled out. You have such beautiful places to go. While we were at our daughters they were telling us where they had walked that morning & im anlways amazed at the different walks they know!
I agree, a circular walk is much better than ' out & back'
You are a great walk organiser..